Michael Steele
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About
From 2009 to 2011 he served as the first African-American chairman of the Republican National Committee. After he lost his chairmanship he joined MSNBC as a regular political analyst.
Before Fame
He was on track to become a Catholic priest but dropped out before he could be ordained.
Trivia
He was the first African American elected to statewide office in Maryland when he became the state's 7th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland in 2003.
Family Life
His former brother-in-law was boxing champion
Associated With
He was the Republican Party's first African American chief and was nominated shortly after Barack Obama's election.
